Future Events
Webinar series: Know your forensic science role players
SAAFS Webinar: 26 September 2024
Please click on the link to register for the event.
Webinar: 29 August 2024
Know your forensic science role players!
Speaker: Dr Aubrey Makhoba
Date: 29 August 2024
Time: 13:00
Create a profile and register on www.saafs.org.za to receive a link to access the webinar.
Webinar: 27 June 2024
Have you got any questions about the upcoming SAAFS Conference 2024?
Join us for an online meeting:
Date: Thursday 27 June 2024
Time: 13:00
Our monthly webinar will be used to discuss logistics and all things SAAFS Conference 2024.
No need to register for this meeting,
simply click on the link below
https://lnkd.in/dzyh8fm4
Dial-in: (ZA) +27 10 823 1303
PIN: 316 113 942#
Webinar Series: Ballistics
Date: 30 May 2024
Time: 13:00
Speaker: Colonel B Kloppers
Webinar series: Accident scene reconstruction
Date: 25 April 2024
Speaker: Mr Stanley Bezuidenhout
In order to attend the webinar, please create a profile on www.saafs.org.za then register for the webinar for you to receive the webinar link.
Webinar Series: Crime Scene Management
DATE & TIME: 13:00 – 15:00
SPEAKERS: Captain Melanie Pienaar and Warrant Officer Burgess, SAPS
Please create a profile on the website and then register for the event in order to get the Google Meet link.
Webinar Series: Know Your Forensic Science Role Players
Date & Time: 28 March 2024 13h00-15h00 SAST
Speaker: CANCELLED
Please note that due to speaker unavailability, the webinar has been cancelled. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience.
SAAFS Talks: TBA
Guest: TBA
Date & Time: TBA
Informal talks and discussion with various forensic scientists on current and relevant topics in forensic science in South Africa and the rest of the world.
To register for this event click on the registration button below.
Past Events
30 October 2023: Clinical Forensic Medicine
SPEAKER: Dr Mike Lukhozi, General Practitioner
ABSTRACT FOR THIS WEBINAR
Dr Mike Lukhozi is a Medical officer in Clinical Forensic Medicine, in practice for the past 15 years. He is a Diplomate Medical Jurisprudence (Apothecaries Society of London) as well as a Fellowship Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine (London Royal College of Physicians). Over and above MBCHB, Dr Lukhozi has an MPhil in Ethics (from Stellenbosch) and is a PhD candidate (Philosophy – Unisa).
Dr Lukhozi gave a veriy informative presentation on clinical forensic medicine in South Africa, with an exciting questiuon and answer session.
23 October 2023: Forensic Odontology
SPEAKER: Dr. Liam Robinson, University of Pretoria
ABSTRACT FOR THIS WEBINAR
Dr. Liam Robinson is an Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologist and consulting Forensic Odontologist and President of the South African Society of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology (SASFOS). He is also a member of the IAOP and the current councillor for Africa.
Dr Robinson presented an exciting talk on the application of Fornesic Odontology in various processes of victim identification, age estimation, and bite-mark analysis. A very important aspect of his presentation was the use of Forensic Odontology in the investigation of possible child abuse.
22 November 2022: Forensic science in an ever-changing world and why we need to go back to basics
SPEAKER: Prof Claude Roux
ABSTRACT FOR THIS WEBINAR
Prof Roux’s presentation provided an overview and update of the Sydney Declaration, including the current feedback from the worldwide forensic science community. It is argued that the principles proposed in the Sydney Declaration should underpin the practice of forensic science and guide education and research directions by providing a solid foundation and improved shared understanding between all practitioners and stakeholders.
27 October 2022: Mental Health Care for Forensic Science Practitioners
Multiple presenters
26 May 2022: Procedure Related Deaths in South Africa
Multiple speakers